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Where to See
Baroque Prague
The Baroque is everywhere in
Prague. Almost all the churches
were built or remodelled in
Baroque style, the finest being
St Nicholas in the Little Quarter
(see pp128–9). There are also the
grand palaces and smaller houses
of the Little Quarter (see pp122–41),
the façades in the Old Town (see
Battle of the White Mountain
A sculpture of In 1620, the Czech army was defeated pp62–81), and statues on churches,
Atlas (1722) adorns by Habsburg troops at Bílá Hora (White street corners and along the
the top of the tower. Mountain), a hill west of Prague parapets of Charles Bridge.
(see p163). After the battle, Bohemia
Observatory Tower became a de facto province of Austria.

St Clement’s Church gave its
name to the whole complex.

Nerudova Street At the Golden Cup,
No. 16, has preserved its typical
Baroque house sign (see p130).
Italian Chapel

Monstrance
Baroque monstrances
– used to display the
communion host –
became increasingly
elaborate and ornate
during this period.

Clementinum
The Jesuits exercised enormous power over education.
Between 1653 and 1723, they built this College (see Charles Bridge This statue of St
p81). It was the largest complex of buildings after Francis Borgia by Ferdinand Brokoff
Prague Castle and included three churches, smaller was added in 1710 (see pp136–9).
chapels, libraries, lecture halls and an observatory.

1748 Bohemian Chancellery 1757 Prague 1782 Convents and monasteries closed
loses last vestiges of power besieged by
Prussians 1773 Jesuit 1784 Four towns of
Order dissolved Prague united to form
a single city
1705 1725 1745 1765 1785
1787 Mozart stays at
1740 Accession of Bertramka preparing for
Empress Maria Theresa Villa the premiere of Don
Bertramka Giovanni at the Estates
Maria Theresa Theatre (see p67)

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